For some, yes.. but naturally as in most classrooms not everyone is writing exactly what I want to read.

CRAZY

Anywho, I planned a comic unit for them over the break (and by planned I mean I planned out the stories they would write and didn't do a thing with comics).

Honestly, I've been dreading the actual comic part of this unit for one reason.

My ex was supposed to plan it for me

*cry me a river*

Anyways, like I said we are in the comic part of the unit (FINALLY) and I'm actually super impressed what I was able to throw together ALL ON MY OWN

This girl. Who has never read a graphic novel.

This girl. Who doesn't read comics.

This girl. Who just isn't into that kind of stuff.

But my students are into that kind of stuff (I knew I had to do a graphic novel/comic unit with them when the majority handed in a survey at the beginning of the year telling me they prefer to read graphic novels and comics)... and I REALLY want them to like ELA.

So I've tried.

The hard part? My students have asked when my "boyfriend" is coming in to teach them a class (because months ago I told them he would) and they have asked if my "boyfriend" put the unit together. When I told them it was I who did it all one said that it showed because it wasn't very good

*cry me another river*

BUT THEN... an adult told me it was a cool idea... phew... ego stroked.

ANYWHO, I decided in January when I was trying to plan this comic unit a couple of days before going back to school (I had the flu, give me a break) that they couldn't start writing a comic book without having a story first.

So story writing is where we started.

Look forward to the next few Tuesday's there being a post about the stories we wrote

(hopefully by then I'll have some quality comic books that my students have written to share with you).